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How long does it take to recover from ankle arthroscopy surgery?

Ankle arthroscopy is usually performed as an outpatient procedure unless you have other health problems that need to be monitored. This means that you’ll be in the recovery area for a short time after your surgery and then go home the same day.

Full recovery after surgery will take from six to 12 weeks; however, you should be able to begin exercises and walking on the leg earlier.

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* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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